Jimbo 175 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ronaldinho is the most commercially valuable football player in the world, according to a new study. The Barcelona ace, 26, is worth £32.6m, more than English duo David Beckham (£31.2m) and Wayne Rooney (£30.4m), who are second and third respectively. Full list: 1 Ronaldinho (Barcelona) £32.6m 2 David Beckham (Real Madrid) £31.2m 3 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) £30.4m 4 Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) £21.3m 5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £21.1m 6 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus) £20.9m 7 Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £20.4m 8 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £20m 9 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) £19.95m 10 Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich) £19.9m 11 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £19.2m 12 Raul (Real Madrid) £18.9m 13 Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) £18.8m 14 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) £18.6m 15 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £18.3m 16 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) £12.9m 17 Ryan Babel (Ajax Amsterdam) £12.6m 18 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) £12.1m 19 Lukas Podolski (Cologne) £11.3m 20 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) £9.9m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22538 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 i thought it would have been becks tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4t0 0 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 no owen in that list ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7318 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ronaldinho is the most commercially valuable football player in the world, according to a new study. The Barcelona ace, 26, is worth £32.6m, more than English duo David Beckham (£31.2m) and Wayne Rooney (£30.4m), who are second and third respectively. Full list: 1 Ronaldinho (Barcelona) £32.6m 2 David Beckham (Real Madrid) £31.2m 3 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) £30.4m 4 Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) £21.3m 5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £21.1m 6 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus) £20.9m 7 Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £20.4m 8 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) £20m 9 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) £19.95m 10 Michael Ballack (Bayern Munich) £19.9m 11 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £19.2m 12 Raul (Real Madrid) £18.9m 13 Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) £18.8m 14 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) £18.6m 15 Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £18.3m 16 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) £12.9m 17 Ryan Babel (Ajax Amsterdam) £12.6m 18 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) £12.1m 19 Lukas Podolski (Cologne) £11.3m 20 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) £9.9m 112528[/snapback] all severely overated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ibrahimovic over-rated? come off it, he's underrated if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6940 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Babel ahead of Owen? He has only been playin g for 18 months.... doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Babel ahead of Owen? He has only been playin g for 18 months.... doesn't make sense. 112643[/snapback] Agreed, that makes no sense whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wor Al 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 No Modeste M'Bami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CrimsonFault Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Bellamy would be top of that list, if he was playing for Juve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ibrahimovic over-rated? come off it, he's underrated if anything. 112607[/snapback] I watched a bit of Italian footie and I must say I'm not that impressed. Some lovely touches and great skill at times but overall I don't think he's that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythetoon 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ibrahimovic over-rated? come off it, he's underrated if anything. 112607[/snapback] I watched a bit of Italian footie and I must say I'm not that impressed. Some lovely touches and great skill at times but overall I don't think he's that great. 112763[/snapback] Agree, white man's composed Shola Ameobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythetoon 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 No Bellamy? Or Robert? Tsk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Ibrahimovic over-rated? come off it, he's underrated if anything. 112607[/snapback] I watched a bit of Italian footie and I must say I'm not that impressed. Some lovely touches and great skill at times but overall I don't think he's that great. 112763[/snapback] Agree, white man's composed Shola Ameobi. 112818[/snapback] Sort of, he looks the part at times but hasn't he got a poor scoring record of late too. Must be doing something right as he looks like he's going to win the league with Juve but I've never seen him have a really good game. He did score that class goal against Italy in Euro 2004 like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 £9.9m for Shevchenko ? I'll take that. (Not personally, of course.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieshandy 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 No Adriano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 £9.9m for Shevchenko ? I'll take that. (Not personally, of course.) 112836[/snapback] Its the commercial value of the players not their transfer value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 (edited) Understand Ronaldhino is first, thought beckham would be though. However I think both will be eclipsed soon by Mr Rooney...and if I could buy any player in the world for Newcastle, it would be him Edited March 31, 2006 by LeazesMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Understand Ronaldhino is first, thought beckham would be though. However I think both will be eclipsed soon by Mr Rooney...and if I could buy any player in the world for Newcastle, it would be him 112896[/snapback] Think we tried to get him, some chairman we've got, I tell you I agree though, not just world class but in his element in the cut and thrust of the Premier League. A 'proper' player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Understand Ronaldhino is first, thought beckham would be though. However I think both will be eclipsed soon by Mr Rooney...and if I could buy any player in the world for Newcastle, it would be him 112896[/snapback] Think we tried to get him, some chairman we've got, I tell you I agree though, not just world class but in his element in the cut and thrust of the Premier League. A 'proper' player. 112904[/snapback] His physical presence is only equalled by shearer in his prime, he's like a bull with flare and balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Didn't Ibrahimovic get Italian player of the year last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Understand Ronaldhino is first, thought beckham would be though. However I think both will be eclipsed soon by Mr Rooney...and if I could buy any player in the world for Newcastle, it would be him 112896[/snapback] Think we tried to get him, some chairman we've got, I tell you I agree though, not just world class but in his element in the cut and thrust of the Premier League. A 'proper' player. 112904[/snapback] aaaaggggghhhhhhhhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 He'll need to watch his diet as his career continues. Can easily see him reaching the 'tipping point' into fat bastard territory in his mid to late twenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Didn't Ibrahimovic get Italian player of the year last year? 112908[/snapback] Think he got the equivalent of the PFA Award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7318 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 not saying hes shit, just not one of the top 20 in the world. He did fuck all against arsenal. never really done much that ive seen. plenty of other players not in that list id have ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 not saying hes shit, just not one of the top 20 in the world. He did fuck all against arsenal. never really done much that ive seen. plenty of other players not in that list id have ahead of him. 113197[/snapback] His build up play, holding up the ball, creativity and technique are all top drawer, but he is an awful finisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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